to that point then, general, should n.a.t.o. be prepared for something that would be a far more brutal, drastic sweeping war front on the part of the russians now to maybe distract from what s happening in russia itself? no, exactly, that s what i m alluding to. you know, it s difficult to make predictions in a situation like this because of the first, lack of exact information that we have. and second, what s going on inside russia. but again, you know, putin could take actions that would pull n.a.t.o. into the conflict. so, they need to be on high alert, if you will. now, one of the things, neil, that i haven t heard anybody talk about is the fact that the united states congress just put caps on our nation s defense spending. and if you include inflation, they actually result in a
said of evan. quote in this case , we are talking about espionage activities under the guise of journalistic activities since this journalist was caught red handed this situation is obvious , utter, utter rubbish. um evan was doing what reporters do and what he did very well. he was out there. gathering news talking to people reporting, providing an eyewitness account of what s going on inside russia. he felt very strongly that it was important to keep telling people it s difficult to report from russia these days. but he was very committed to telling that story and he was going about his job. he was. it s completely complete nonsense. what this spokesman is saying. so what happens now? in a situation like this? well we are hoping to be able to get a message to him where we re also looking for some sort of reassurance from them. we want to keep the pressure up. i think it s very importa to keep making a noise about evan keep reminding people. there s a busy
rubbish. um evan was doing what reporters do and what he did very well. he was out there. gathering news talking to people reporting, providing an eyewitness account of what s going on inside russia. he felt very strongly that it was important to keep telling people it s difficult to report from russia these days, but he was very committed to telling that story and he was going about his job. he was it s priestley complete nonsense what this spokesman is saying, so. what happens now? in a situation like this? well we are hoping to be able to get a message to him where we also are looking for some sort of reassurance from them. we want to keep the pressure up. i think it s very important to keep making a noise about evan keep reminding people . there s a busy news agenda. we all know that. and so i think for us, it s important to keep this this case front of mind, and that s why we re grateful to people like you and to the other news outlets have piled in to give us their support. it re
russian diplomats or journalist? and that s not the plan right now. while the u. s says it s trying to secure counselor access to the journalists, but so far no one from its embassy has been able to meet with him. well gorshkov itches. employer the wall street journal says it s doing everything in its power to secure his release. earlier, the newspaper s editor in chief, tucker spoke with cnn about the jailed reporter and his crucial work in russia. evan was doing what reporters do and what he did very well. he was out there gathering news talking to people reporting, providing an eyewitness account of what s going on inside russia. he felt very strongly that it was important to keep telling people it s difficult to report from russia these days, but he was very committed to telling that story and he was going about his job. he was. it s completely complete nonsense. what this spokesman is saying, the best of
we re doing that so that if and when that negotiating table develops, ukraine will be in the strongest possible position to end this war and to end this war on the terms that it sees fit. so nobody thinks that vladimir putin is just going to wave a white flag. so to your point of sitting down at a negotiating table, what s the likelihood of that. what might that look like? do you think these protests we re seeing in russia, the people seeming to flee the country, the domestic pressure has any impact on putin? it s really remarkable to see what s going on inside russia. we have seen this in recent months. ed we re seeing it again now. thousands of people across dozens of cities are exercising their universal right to peaceful freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, and even though they are not allowed to genuinely express their will at the ballot box, they are voting with their feet quite literally.